Chester Archaeological Society Conference 18 and 19 October 2019
The second annual Chester Archaeological Society Conference will be organised on Friday evening 18th October and all day, Saturday, 19th October 2019. Click here for further details
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Tour of Liverpool Old Dock
The CAS excursion on 15 July will be a tour of Liverpool Old Dock which was a considerable feat of engineering constructed in the early 1700s. Click here for further details
Sandstone Ridge Trust Bulletin
The Sandstone Ridge Trust has asked Chester Archaeological Society to be involved in the inaugural Sandstone Ridge Walk and Ride Festival taking place between Saturday 5th and Sunday 13th October 2019. Click here for further details
Register now for Dee House: The Future Part One: Sharing the Facts on Thursday 4th July 2019 from 6pm until 8.30pm
Chester Growth Partnership’s Dee House and Amphitheatre Working Group is holding a public event to share all the information it has gathered to inform it’s considerations of future options for the Dee House site. Click Here for further information and registration details
Historic England revised and new information
Historic England have (i) revised and updated its guidance on Piling and Archaeology, and (ii) are funding projects that facilitate access to Research Resources such as collections and typologies. Click here to download further details
Chester Heritage Festival 21-29 June 2019
The 2019 Chester Heritage Festival will take place between 21st and 29thJune, with over 60 events in and around Chester. The events will tell the story of our city and its people and, this year, many have a waterways theme, telling the stories of the River Dee and Chester’s canal. Click here to download further […]
Dee House Working Group discovers influence of national planning policy guidelines
The latest meeting of the Dee House Amphitheatre Working Group has learned more about the national and local planning framework and how it impacts on the building’s future. Click here for more information
Comments on Planning Application for Northgate Development Phase 1
Click here to download the Society’s comments on the proposed development for Northgate Phase 1
HistoryExtra Weekend
The BBC History Magazine and BBC World Histories Magazine will be holding a History Weekend in Chester on 25th – 27th October 2019 Click here for more information
Historical Association Annual Conference 17-18 May 2019
This year the HA Annual Conference is in one of England’s oldest cities – Chester. With some of the UK’s richest Roman remains, alongside medieval structures, a Norman castle and a Victorian shopping centre, Chester has a lot to offer a historian. History tours of the city will of course be one of the conference […]